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Pleased to have with us Toni Morrison for indepth conversation about her lifes work. Toni morrison, as he began, ive seen several citations that you told people that its easiest best most apt to describe you as a black woman novelist. Is that correct . Absolutely. What are we the public to take away from your choice of those three words . I think it was an attempt on my part to choose to be given the status of honorary white male writer. Generally speaking, womens work has been reduced to region...

Issue of mailin voting and whether you think it is a safe and trustworthy alternative to in person voting. Cane lines are open, you join in on the conversation. Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. If you are an independent, 202 7488001. You can also send us a tweet, cspanwj, or join us on facebook, journal cspan. Org facebook. Reuters, negotiations continuing into the weekend with this from yesterday, secretary of state mnuchin taking up this role. [video clip] wetheres a subset of...

One Pharmaceutical Company says the phase three trials of its Coronavirus Vaccine appears to be working in monkeys. It comes as another interesting study is released involving teachers in classrooms. I spoke earlier with dr. Alok patel. Lets begin with that new research from the university of minnesota on how teachers can protect students from the virus in the classroom. The researchers say if a teacher stands directly under an air vent, the coronavirus aerosols wont spread nearly as far, and th...

Not follow the city stay at home order. She would have to close city parks to help combat the coronavirus outbreak mare bring said the city has also hired 82 nurses over the weekend to help in the outbreak in addition, she said the private sector has stepped up to help provide protective gear for frontline workers, including masks, gowns and gloves, but the mayor urged saffron sisters, san franciscans to continue to take social distancing seriously. The folks who are. Out on the streets socializ...

Announcement was met with some confusion and also some disappointment but we got a clarification tonight from the states Parks Department saying that not all of the states parks parking lots are closed. Its about 3 dozen of them and most of them are in the bay area in an effort to flatten the curve a California State Parks governor Gavin Newsome says its time for soft closures he announced monday Effective Immediately that 36 of the states 280 parks will be closed to vehicular traffic. It breaks...

Corporations over employees they want more oversight of the money going to Industries Like the Airline Industry and cruz is to make sure that they dont use the money for executive bonuses or buy back stock later but republicans argue theyve already given the democrats enough. And it is time to get this bill passed right there is billion. Going to workers and they all higher. Millions of employees in this country. So yes, we probably need to do something to be invested 50 billion in profits durin...

Here in the studio. Alameda county has confirmed its first death related to the Coronavirus Health Officials Say the person had no known travel nor known contact with someone else with a confirmed case of the virus officials are releasing limited information about that patient only to say that they were elderly with Underlying Health condition. Santa clara county is also reporting 3 new deaths from covid 19 that brings the total there to 13 deaths right now almost 70 of those who have died in th...

Two in santa clara, who are household contacts of other coronavirus patients. The county has nine total cases. There is a second case in Sonoma County. San mateo has reported its first presumptive positive case. Thats pending confirmation from the centers for Disease Control. We have Live Team Coverage on the coronavirus outbreak and its impact to the bay area. Abc7 reporter luz pena is checking out the rush on supplies in San Francisco. Big, uwe begin with Lauren Martinez in the north bay where...

Doubled. Where are those new patients staying tonight . I think it was an awkward position they were in because im not sure what they were going to do with those people. Its a true mystery, very distressing. A bay area couple vanishes in the wilderness. The mystery growing deeper tonight. We found cell phones, laptops, food left there. And one familys terrifying encounter with a Mountain Lion. A friend of the family near the girl turned and shoved the Mountain Lion. If they found the animal, id ...

Toll on the famous crooked stretch of lombard street was vetoed by Governor Newsom just last year. The letter comes just weeks after Market Street was shut down to noncommercial traffic. Another thought proposed in the letter is taking away free parking meters on nights and sundays. A lot of people come into the city on the weekend, and i think that, you know, that parking is just as valuable on the weekend as it is during the week. I dont like that. I like coming in on sundays reporter now you ...